Links to nine of the best media reports
Face coverings to be mandatory in cinemas and churches in England from August 8
Mirror.co.uk
The PM said in a No10 press conference: “We should now squeeze that brake pedal in order to keep the virus under control.” He added: “We’re now …
[[] https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-face-coverings-mandatory-cinemas-22448496 ]
The Supreme Court’s ruling on the government’s climate plan is a watershed moment
Journal.ie opinion
David Kenny, Assistant Professor of Law at Trinity College, says the Supreme Court’s ruling has major implications for environmental policy and the court.
[[] https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/supreme-court-ruling-government-climate-plan-impact-5165222-Aug2020/ ]
Church takes to social media for Sunday services but doors to reopen soon
Lurgan Mail
[[] https://www.lurganmail.co.uk/news/people/church-takes-social-media-sunday-services-doors-reopen-soon-2925578 ]
Micheál Martin’s first month as taoiseach
BBC News
One month in office and the new Irish prime minister has already faced major challenges.
[[] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53587373 ]
Coronavirus: New 90-minute tests for Covid-19 and flu ‘hugely beneficial’
BBC News
The rapid tests for labs and care homes will help distinguish between Covid-19 and seasonal illness.
[[] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53632043 ]
Cost of Covid-19 testing could hit €416m this year
Irish Independent
[[] https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/cost-of-covid-19-testing-could-hit-416m-this-year-39408125.html ]
Concern at ‘alarming’ religious imbalance in NI prosecution service
Belfast Newsletter
In response, DPP Stephen Herron said that all PPS recruitment competitions are managed by Northern Ireland Civil Service HR, with appointments …
[[] https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/concern-alarming-religious-imbalance-ni-prosecution-service-2931650 ]
Is it time for Sir Alexander MacDonnell to be restored to his perch in Dublin?
The Irish Times
That he was a committed member of the Church of Ireland was well known, but the DIB informs us that MacDonnell believed in freedom of religion and …
[[] https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/is-it-time-for-sir-alexander-macdonnell-to-be-restored-to-his-perch-in-dublin-1.4319978 ]
John Hume obituary: Nationalist leader who championed ‘agreed Ireland’
The Irish Times
He joined the campaign to bring Northern Ireland’s second university to … had silenced dissenting voices and preserved “a fixation about religious division. … Pat Hume in 2014 told the Irish News that thereafter he had a steadily …
[[] https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/john-hume-obituary-nationalist-leader-who-championed-agreed-ireland-1.4320556 ]
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